Radiator protector



R. L. COWLES.

RADIATOR PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 15.1921.

Patented Nov. 21, 1922.

ATTORNEYS WI T/VESS'ES Patented Nov. 21, 1922.

arez earner RADIATOR PROTECTOR.

Application filed July 15, 1921. Serial No. 48%,991.

' Y '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH L. CoWLEs, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Canton, in the county of Hartford and a State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Radiator Protector, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in radiator protectors, an object of the invention being to provide a protector, which will prevent the liquid in an automobile radiator from freezing in cold weather, and which will effectively screen the radiator from the wind.

Another object is to provide a detachable protector of this character, which is equipped with a novel attaching means to facilitate its rapid attachment to or removal from a radiator.

A further object is to provide a radiator protector, which will be simple'and practical in construction, durable and efficient in use and comparatively inexpensive to manufaca5 ture.

\Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and ar rangements of parts as will be more fully ac hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my improved radiator protector in applied as position;

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of Figure 1, parts being broken away for clearness' Figure 3 is a perspective view of the meman her t; and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the member 5.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 1 represents the hood portion of an automobile. as 2, and 3 represents the frame of a radiator located in the usual position on the forward end of the hood.

My improved radiator protector includes an upper section t and a lower section 5 are adapted to cooperate in covering the entire front face of the radiator. The section 4 comprises a sheet of metal out to conform to the shape of the upper half of the radiator and formed with flanges 6 at its side edges adapted to straddle the radiator.

The lower section 5 is also formed from a single sheet of metal conforming to the shape of the lower portion of the radiator.

and provided with a recess 7 to accommodate the crank shaft 8 of the car. Flanges 9 on this member also straddle the radiator. Coiled contraction springs 10 connected to the flanges 6 and 9 and to the lower edge of the member 5 carry at their free ends hook-shaped attaching members 11 engageable with the rear edges. of the frame 3 to hold the members 4 and 5 tightly against the radiator.

A pair of metal strips 12'attached at their upper ends to the rear face of the member 4 include ofi'set lower ends 13 located behind the member 5, so that the upper edge of the member 5 is accommodated between the inner face of the member 4: and the lower ends 13 of the strips 12. The lower member 5 rests upon the crank shaft 8.

Rubber studs 14; fixed to the edges of the inner faces of the members at and 5 prevent scarring of the radiator frame. It will be apparent that it is unnecessary to use both protector members together since the lower member 5 might be conveniently supported alone in applied position to screen the lower portion of the radiator.

Although I have illustrated one of the preferred embodiments of my invention, it'

will be evident that various slight changes and alterations might be made in the general form and arrangement of the parts described without departing from the invention and hence I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details set forth. but shall consider myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with an automobile radiator, of a plate, flanges on the edges of the plate straddling the radiator. spring held devices carried by the flanges and en-, gageable with the radiator frame to hold the plate tightly against the radiator, said plate having a recess therein adapted to accommodate an automobile crank shaft, re-

silient studs fixed to the inner edge of the above the other, spring held means carried by the plates engageable with the radiator to hold the plates tightly against the face of the radiator, metal strips fixed to the inner face of the upper plate, said strips includingoifsetportions located behind the lower plate.

RALPH L. COWLES. 

